Any chance this is a negotiating tactic?

"We weren't able to overcome the differences in opinion during the salary negotiation process. Effort has chosen to pursue another path unrelated to gaming as his goal"

lethalboi

France150 Posts

September 20 2010 07:40 GMT

#308

I'm shocked, even if they say that SC2 is not the cause of the retirement : the result is the same, SC programer scene is dying slowly. Anyway, i hope Effort will find what he wants and be happy in his other project career. Actually, i think he is quite down to the earth because he has enough hindsight to understand that when you are older than 21-22 you can compete in starcraft.

bye bye Effort, you have all my respect.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES51630 Posts

September 20 2010 07:43 GMT

#309

Holy shit I hope the new alien on CJ becomes as good as him.....

ilj.psa

Peru3081 Posts

September 20 2010 07:43 GMT

#310

all that effort for nothing?

konadora

Singapore66365 Posts

September 20 2010 07:45 GMT

#311

On September 20 2010 16:43 ilj.psa wrote:
all that effort for nothing?

domane

Canada1606 Posts

September 20 2010 07:51 GMT

#312

On September 20 2010 13:16 konadora wrote:
i dunno i just find it hilarious that he wins an OSL then decides to retire so quickly afterwards

I guess this is the best option - not to mention an awesome exit - for Effort.

Who knows, maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised by the new CJ. I want to see which of the less experienced players rise above the challenge (for all teams).

Shatter

United States1401 Posts

September 20 2010 07:51 GMT

#313

On September 20 2010 16:40 lethalboi wrote:
I'm shocked, even if they say that SC2 is not the cause of the retirement : the result is the same, SC programer scene is dying slowly. Anyway, i hope Effort will find what he wants and be happy in his other project career. Actually, i think he is quite down to the earth because he has enough hindsight to understand that when you are older than 21-22 you can compete in starcraft.

bye bye Effort, you have all my respect.

First: I'm going to assume you meant "cant" and not "can" in the 2nd to last sentence because it doesn't make sense otherwise.

Yes, you can. Age really doesn't have anything to do with it. Nada was in the top 30 rankings for like 7 years. It is just people get burnt out from playing the game so much. Top players lose motivation often when they become the best/or win something. And once player loses motivation they will start to practice less and have less of a competitive drive and will eventually fall behind. And it is probably harder to motivate yourself to get back to top form than it was getting there in the first place. Really, I think dedication is the limiting factor more than age. It takes someone with very strong willpower and dedication to remain in the top ranks for so long.

iFU.pauline

France1776 Posts

September 20 2010 07:54 GMT

#314

judicious choice, go study before you can't anymore.

mustaju

Estonia4505 Posts

September 20 2010 07:55 GMT

#315

I'm devastated, so many bad news in a row. I feel so attached to the scene that every one of these news feels either like a loss of a friend or a betrayal to me (in the case of switching to SC2).
On a positive note, this is a challenge. If BW can survive this, it can survive for quite a while. I'm still hopeful.
Also, on a positive note, I finally admitted to myself that I'm way too attached to the near-slavery of a bunch of Korean nerds.
I wish the best for Effort.

vileChAnCe

Canada525 Posts

September 20 2010 07:56 GMT

#316

They had to state a few facts and skew the rest, I HIGHLY DOUBT effort won't try to get into the pro scene of SC2. It's just under contract they have to make it look like a retirement as opposed to a straight up leave. Someone with his talent in his prime he's going to play and he's going to win and with prize pools as big as his salary with very little competition why not?